The Nature of Science—Do teachers have the understandings they are expected to teach?

African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 21-34

  Dekkers, Peter ^a   Mnisi, Eric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

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EID: 85011340292     PISSN: 24697656     EISSN: 18117295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10288457.2003.10740546     Document Type: Article

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